He cleans up after himself.
He cleans up the planet.
He is a role model for young men.
He is rigorously honest and
fiercely optimistic.
He holds himself accountable.
He knows what he feels.
He knows how to cry and he lets it
go.
He knows how to rage without
hurting others.
He knows how to fear and how to
keep moving.
He seeks self-mastery.
He's let go of childish shame.
He feels guilty when he's done
something wrong.
He is kind to men, kind to women,
kind to children.
He teaches others how to be kind.
He says he's sorry.
He stopped blaming women or his
parents or men for his pain years ago.
He stopped letting his defenses
ruin his relationships.
He stopped letting his penis run
his life.
He has enough self-respect to tell
the truth.
He creates intimacy and trust with
his actions.
He has men that he trusts and that
he turns to for support.
He knows how to roll with it.
He knows how to make it happen.
He is disciplined when he needs to
be.
He is flexible when he needs to be.
He knows how to listen from the
core of his being.
He's not afraid to get dirty.
He's ready to confront his own
limitations.
He has high expectations for
himself and for those he connects with.
He looks for ways to serve others.
He knows he is an individual.
He knows that we are all one.
He knows he is an animal and a part
of nature.
He knows his spirit and his
connection to something greater.
He knows that the future generations
are watching his actions.
He builds communities where people
are respected and valued.
He takes responsibility for himself
and is also willing to be his brother's keeper.
He knows his higher purpose.
He loves with fierceness.
He laughs with abandon, because he
gets the joke.
This is the Mature Masculine - it
is the redefinition of masculinity for the 21st century.
By no means is this list complete.
You are welcome to come and add your gifts to this community. - Boysen Hodgson
Take a risk and come to the New
Warrior Training Adventure.
We help men grow. Because the world
needs grown up men.
